Senate Bill S8178

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Requires health insurance policies to offer full coverage for annual testing for ovarian cancer and requires certain health care providers offer annual testing for ovarian cancer

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2021-S8178 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9228
Current Committee:
Senate Insurance
Law Section:
Insurance Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§3216, 3221 & 4303, Ins L; amd §365-a, Soc Serv L; add §2405-a, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
S1187, A1641

2021-S8178 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires health insurance policies to offer full coverage for annual testing for ovarian cancer; requires certain health care providers offer annual testing for ovarian cancer.

2021-S8178 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S8178 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8178
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 31, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. PERSAUD -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Insurance
 
 AN ACT to amend the insurance law,  the  social  services  law  and  the
   public  health law, in relation to requiring health insurance policies
   to fully cover testing for ovarian cancer and requiring certain health
   care providers to offer annual testing for ovarian cancer

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subsection  (i)  of  section 3216 of the insurance law is
 amended by adding a new paragraph 11-b to read as follows:
   (11-B) (A) EVERY POLICY THAT PROVIDES COVERAGE FOR HOSPITAL,  SURGICAL
 OR MEDICAL CARE SHALL OFFER FULL COVERAGE FOR ANNUAL TESTING TO PATIENTS
 THAT  ARE  AT  HIGH-RISK OF DEVELOPING OVARIAN CANCER INCLUDING, BUT NOT
 LIMITED TO, FDA-APPROVED TESTING, TRANSVAGINAL ULTRASOUND, PELVIC  EXAM,
 AND OTHER EXAMS REGARDLESS IF PRESENTING SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS.
   (B)  SUCH  ADDITIONAL  COVERAGE SHALL NOT BE SUBJECT TO ANNUAL DEDUCT-
 IBLES AND COINSURANCE BUT SHALL BE BORNE SOLELY BY THE INSURER.
   § 2. Subsection (l) of section 3221 of the insurance law is amended by
 adding a new paragraph 11-b to read as follows:
   (11-B) (A) EVERY INSURER DELIVERING A GROUP OR BLANKET POLICY OR ISSU-
 ING A GROUP OR BLANKET POLICY FOR DELIVERY IN THIS STATE  THAT  PROVIDES
 COVERAGE  FOR HOSPITAL, SURGICAL OR MEDICAL CARE SHALL OFFER FULL COVER-
 AGE FOR ANNUAL TESTING FOR INDIVIDUALS AT HIGH-RISK OF DEVELOPING OVARI-
 AN CANCER INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, FDA-APPROVED TESTING,  TRANSVA-
 GINAL  ULTRASOUND,  PELVIC EXAM   AND  OTHER EXAMS AVAILABLE TO THOSE AT
 HIGH-RISK OF DEVELOPING OVARIAN CANCER REGARDLESS  IF  PRESENTING  SIGNS
 AND SYMPTOMS.
   (B)  SUCH  ADDITIONAL  COVERAGE SHALL NOT BE SUBJECT TO ANNUAL DEDUCT-
 IBLES AND COINSURANCE BUT SHALL BE BORNE SOLELY BY THE INSURER.
   § 3. Section 4303 of the insurance law is  amended  by  adding  a  new
 subsection (p-1) to read as follows:
   (P-1)  (1) A MEDICAL EXPENSE INDEMNITY CORPORATION, A HOSPITAL SERVICE
 CORPORATION OR A HEALTH SERVICE CORPORATION THAT PROVIDES  COVERAGE  FOR
 HOSPITAL,  SURGICAL OR MEDICAL CARE SHALL OFFER FULL COVERAGE FOR ANNUAL
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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